Package for pencils, penholders, and like articles



F. RElss V I PACKAGE FOR PENCILS, PENHOLDERS', AND LIKE ARTICLES Filed Sept- V26, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 10, 1926.

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FEED REISS, OF NEW' YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOE TO EAGLE PENCIL COMPANY, OF NEIW YORK, N. Y., A .CGEPORATION OF DELAXVARE;

PACKAGE FOR PENCILS, PENHOLDERS, AND LIKE ARTICLES.

Application filed September This invention relates to the packing of pencils, penholders and the like for storage, shipment and display, and its chief object is to provide a package for such articles which will adequately protect the same in shipment and storage and yet permit attractive display of the articles when on sale. Another object is to provide a package which can be manufactured at low cost and in which the articles can be rapidly packed and' securely held and protected. To these and other ends the invention comprises the novel features hereinafter described. V

One form of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. lis front view of the package as arranged for display of the articles, which in the present instance are lead pencils,

Fig. 2 is a front view of the cover, folded out flat.

Fig. 3 is a front view of the package with the cover in place.

Fig. 4 is a section on line 44-4 of Fig. 3.

The back or support 10 is made of cardf' board or other suitable material ofv proper stiffness, and is slightly wider than the length of the pencils 11 or other articles which are to be carried thereby. rThe support is provided with a pair of oppositely entending longitudinal slits 12, 13, terminat- V ingat top and bottom in transverse slits 111,

15, to provide a pair of opposed tongues 16, 17, to receive and hold the pencils or other like articles 11. For this purpose the tongues are provided with apertures 18, 19, so arranged that when the tongues are bent forwardly, as shown in Fig'. a, the apertures Will be aligned transversely, into which the pencils can be slipped and held securely thereby. The support may be provided with a hole 20 at the top to permit hanging it up to display the articles and permit instant removal of any one of them, or it may have at the back a folding stay (not shown) to permit it to stand on a flat surface, or it may have both.

The cover 21, to be used when the goods, are not on display or exposed for sale, cornprises a slip of .cardboard 22, creased or scored along the lines 23, Fig. 2, these lines being spaced slightly farther apart than the width of the card or support 10. In height the cover is slightly narrower 'than the lenoth of the vertical slits 12, 13 in the sup- 26, 1925. serial No. 58,766.

port. To apply the cover, it is placed over the pencils or other articles and its ends are folded back flat at the edges of the support and are slipped into the slits 12,13, the ends overlapping each other, more or less, in front of or under the narrow slot 24 between the slits just mentioned. The

articles mounted on the support or back 10 are thus protected and kept clean and attractive in appearance. The cover is held securely in place by its resilicncy or stiffness, which makes it necessary to employ a positive effort to remove it, and accordingly the cover will not come off accidentally. Movement of the cover longitudinally of the support 10 is limited by the slits lit-14:, 15-15, as well as by friction, so that displacement upwardly or downwardly far enough to expose one of the articles is virtually impossible if the cover is made wide enough to fit rather snugly between said slits, even though the uppermost and lowermost articles are close to the upper and lower ends of the supporting tongues in which they are mounted. In the drawing the cover is shown considerably narrower than the vertical space between the aforesaid slits, in order to show the latter more clearly.

The goods are shipped and stored with the cover in place, thereby protecting the articles against soiling or scratching, which would impair their salability. l/Vhen they are to be displayed for sale the cover is removed by drawing the ends out of the retaining slits, leaving the articles clean and resh.

. It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the exact form here-in illustrated and described, but can be embodied in other forms without departure from its spirit as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A package for storage, shipment and display of pencils, penholders and like articles, comprising a cardboard support having longitudinal slits terminating in transverse slits providing tongues to support the articles, and a cover eXtending across the front of the support, having its end portions folded back at the edges of the support and tucked into said longitudinal slits.

2. A package for storing, shipping and displaying pencils, penholders and like artic1es,co1nprising a cardboard support having support over the articles carried by said Parallel longitudinal slits terminating in optongues, the end portions of the cover being positely extending transverse slits defining bent back at the side edges of the support 10 a pair of opposed tongues, the latter bent and inserted into said longitudinal slits. forwardly and provided With .transversely Intestimony .Whereof I- hereunto Va iflix my aligned apertures to receive the articles, and signature.

a cover extending across the front of the F RED REISS. 

